Printed Image too far left

[LJM1996]

Trying to print a Photo and the 'Print Preview is perfect', but the printed image is too far left. I have paper size 8 x 10 and set to Landscape, Boarder Off, etc.. There should be no reason that this is happening and I cannot find how to shift the image to the right for it to print perfectly center.  Please help.

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@LJM1996

Try using Photo Creations software to print your photo.

HP Photo Creations  takes the guess work out of "how to print".

The HP Photo Creations video tours are located at Getting Started with Photo Creations.

Within the program, view the videos on the Getting Started page.

A dedicated support site is provided at RocketLifeSupport.com. The site contains illustrated tutorials and a chat feature to reach our US support team.  (Office hours are Monday-Friday, 9-6 Eastern, except major holidays.) 

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You can also use Paint to print photos.

• Minor edits are supported, including centering and print size.
• Adjust the print options for horizontal and vertical centering > print the photo.

• Printing with Paint

Examples – various settings

Standard setup using Paint > Print > Page Setup:

Start Paint > Open the photo / file to be printed >

File > Hover over Print > Page Setup >

Under Paper >> Select Size (of Paper) > Select Source (Tray) >

Under Orientation >> Select Portrait or Landscape >

Under Margins >> Select desired margins (Borderless / zero margins availability depends on printer) >

Under Centering >> Select Horizontal and / or Vertical as necessary >

Under Scaling >> Select Adjust to size (percentage of 100%) OR Fit to (“Shrink to fit”)

HINT:  If the photo opens in Paint "too large", adjust the "view" percentage in the lower-right corner to shrink down the image.  Adjusting the size in which the image is viewed does NOT impact the print options.

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[LJM1996]

I'd like to thank you for the reply, it was wonderful! I downloaded HP Photo Creations and it solved the shifting to the left as well as the making the pitcure take up the whole page. Even if it was set to boarderless, it now is most certaimly. However the colors aren't as vibrant as the picture itself, even when set on highest quality. But, it's still great all in all!

I tried the Paint Option and it took up 2 pages, which was a sad waste of colored ink. Even set at 8.5 x 11, somehow it fudged it. I guess just starting out in all this, lessons learned...I'll get more proficient.

Thank you again for the help!!

[RocketLife]

Hi LJM.

Glad to hear HP Photo Creations solved your printing problem!

With today's super-bright computer screens, sometimes a print will appear somewhat dull in comparison. You may be able to punch up the colors by raising the brightness and contrast slightly. To see the image controls, click the photo to open its toolbar.

Hope this helps,

RocketLife